Pump



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18 Claims. (Cl. 2SC-19.)

The present invention relates generally to appliances for'motor vehicles and more particularly to a portable air pump for temporary attachment to the existing power take-off shaft of a rubbertired tractor for furnishing air for the tires.

With the increasing use'of pneumatic tires on farm implements of all kinds, and particularly ofthe large size tires on tractors. the problem of keeping these tires properly inated has become more and more acute. The great majority of all farms are remotefrom roadsidel air pump facilities and it becomes necessary either to take the tireinatruckformanymilestothenearest service station having air under pressure. or to pump the tire up by hand-an extremely arduous task. A great majority of vtractors are constructed with a Power take-o shaftproiecting from the transmission mechanism, however. and this provides a convenient point of connection to which an air pump might be connected.. As this shaft is used for other service. the pump must be readily attachable and detachable.

The principal object of the present invention, therefore, is to provide a new and improved portable air pump which can be temporarily attached to the existing power take-olf shaft of a 4tractor for the purpose of inilating pneumatic tires.

Another object is to provide an improved intake valve of novel design for ,an 'air pump of the class described above.

A further object of the present invention is to provide means for smoothing out the pressure pulsations, thereby reducing the excessive stresses Fiaurelzand mie. taken mbstmdauy Figure 8 is a partial section, drawn toreduced scale.as'viewed fromtbelinel-I inFlgure2,

Referring now to the drawing, reference numeral I indicates a' tractor having a rear axle housing i carried on a-pair oflaterally spaced rubber-tired driving wheels 1. A power take-oil shaft l projects rearwardly from the lower portion ofthe rear axle housing I andis suitably comiectedtoanddrivenbyth'etractorenginein amannerwellknownintheart. 4

The tire pump Aembodying the principles of our t invention is indicated in its entirety by the referin the air hose and lessening the tendency of the latter to heat up during prolonged operation.

Still another object relates to the simplification of the pump structure by supporting it entirely on a bearing on the power .take-01T shaft and merely tying it to the tractor body to prevent the pump housing from rotating with the shaft during operation. More speciiically, it is an objectof our invention to provide means for holding the pump against turning while providing for yieldingly ab- Y sorbing vibration but securing the'pump against bodily swinging in'either direction of rotation.

These and other objects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent after a consideration of the following detailed description of a preferred embodiment thereof. reference being had to the appended drawing, in which Figure 1 is a rear view of a rubber-tired tractor showing a tire pump embodying the principles of our shaft;

encenumerallandisshownmountedontheend of the power take-oi! shaft 8 in operating position. As the pump is substantially 'entirely supported by the power take-oi! shaft, it must be held stationary during operation to prevent it from rotating with the shaft. To this end a chain Il is secured intermediate its ends 'to the housing vil of the pump by means of a bolt I2 screwed into a threaded aperture Il in a lug M provided at theouter endof the housing.' One end of'thechain Il is suitably attached `to s rigid portion 'of the tractor body. such as the drawbarl ",whiletheotherendisfastenedtothe driver's seat Il. The seat ii is yieldingly moimted on a spring suspension 2l. and by sitting on the seat or pulling it down before vfastening the chain il. the latter is pulled sht when the seat is released supplyint an initial spring pressure against the pump hoiming il. therebyiirmly restraining the latter against rotation-with the power take-oi! shaft l, while it is cushioned against vibration by the action .of the Spring 2l. The Dump is provided with a ilexibie air hose 2i having an air chuck 22 which is adapted to conneet tothe standard valve stem with which most present day pneumatic tires are equipped.

The pump l comprises the housing il, which f preferabLv includes a compression cylinder Il having one end thereof closed and a mounting sleeve bracket 24 formed integral withthe cyl` index' wall at the other end thereof, the axis of the sleeve 24 being disposed perpendicular to theaxis of the cylinder 23. 'I'he cylinder 23 and sleeve 24 are connected 'and braced by 'suitablewebbing 25 for added strength. A piston 20 is slidably disposed within the cylinder 2Iand is actuated by a connecting rod Il to which it is pivotally attached by a. wrist pin 3i. The

invention mounted on the powertake-oi! Figure 2 is a sectional view, drawn to enlarged sa wrist pin 3| is passed through aligned openings, in thepiston and connecting rod and is secured' to the latter by means of a cotter. .pin II which cylinder space I2 above vided by a partition member xtends through aligned holes in the connecticng rod and wrist pin. To facilitate assembly,

the.piston is provided with enlarged openings 28 disposed co-axial with the cotter pin holes, and the cotter pin 29 is inserted into place through one of the openings 2l and spread by metrlcally opposite splines 24 and I5 adapted to cooperate with corresponding keyways in the Y splined power take-oi! shaft 8, and the ends of the sleeve I3 are formed with shoulder flanges Il and 31 abuttingfthe end of the sleeve 24 to provide end thrust bearingsA therefor. For the purpose `of facilitating assembly, the sleeve bracket 24 is split into two hemi-cylindrical parts 4l and 4| having two pairs of cooperating lugs l 42 and 4! which `are held together by bolts 44 and nuts 45, as sh'wn in Figure 3.

The head of the piston 26 is provided with a centrally located raisedboss 40 and clamped to the top of this boss is a circular disk retainer 5| of somewhat smaller diameter than the inside diameter of the cylinder 23. A bolt I2 is passed through an opening in the center of the disk Il and is screwed into `a threaded aperture l! in the boss 4 to secure the disk 5I rigidly thereto. The disk il is provided with a num-ber of openings 52 arranged ina small circle about the bolt l2, and the piston head is likewise provided with a circle oi holes |54, the latter circle having a somewhat larger diameter than the former so that holes I4 are offset outwardly from holes I3. A cup-shaped washer seal 55 of resilient material such as leather or the like is Vdisposed with its radially extending ilange portion I6 in the'space between the piston head and disk Il and adaptei to cover the holes 54 when seated against the piston head. 'Ihe skirt portion lll of the seal extends upwardly through the space between the outer edge of the disk Il and the cylinder wall and bears against the latter. The washer seal Il fits loosely within its confines and is, free to move up and down between the disk Il, and piston head as the piston 26 is reciprocated. On the -down stroke, or suction stroke oi' the piston, the friction of the washer skirt il against the walls of the cylinder 22, together with the atmospheric air pressure on the under side of the radial flange portion It cause the washer seal to bear upwardly against the disk Il, opening the holes I4 and allowing air to flow through the central opening Il in the washer and the holes .I3 in the disk into the the piston. The disk Il thus acts as a retainer, engaging the seal I5 to move it with the-piston.' compression stroke of the the washer skirt Il aided by the 'pressure of the compressed air on the upper side of the radial fiangeportion 54, causes the washer seal Il to bear downwardly against thepiston head and close the holes I4, en'ectively sealing the piston 28 against leakage of air. Both the inner and `outer peripheral edges ot the washer seal'li are beveled, as is customary, to secure the most effective seal.

The upper portion ofthe cylinder 23 isdi- 42 into a compression chamber il between the piston 2lv and member 62, and an m1121118 or pulsation c piston, the drag of 0n the up stroke, or

' against the shoulder nipple lll which is adapted-*to tively high pressure and feeding the same intothe hose 2i during the down stroke of the pls- This eliminates the excessive instantaneous pressures which would be built up in the air hose if the latter were connected directly to the compression chamber, and greatly lessens the tendency of the air hose to heat up.

The partition member 62 includes a ball check valve cage 65 and a radial flange extending outwardly from the lower end thereof, said flange being turned up adjacent the cylinder wall to provide an annular recess 10 into .which the washer skirt I0 extends when the piston is in its uppermost position. The outer edge of the flange i6 engages an abutment comprising a shoulder 1| formed on the cylinder wall and is drawn tightly thereagalnst by means to be described presently for the purpose of securing an air tight seal between the compression chamber 63 and pulsation chamber 64. A recess 12 is provided inthe center of the partition member l2 to receive the head of the bolt 52 when the piston is at the top of its stroke. and connecting the recess 12 with the pulsation chamber 64 is a cylindrical passageway 12 which is beveled around its upper edge to provide a seat for the ball check' valve 14. Guide flanges 1l are provided in the valve cage 65 to hold the ball check valve 14 against lateral displacement and ensure that thelatter seats properly each time, and a compressiony spring 1I bears downwardly-upon the ball 14 to hold it yieldingly against its seat. A number of openings l0 in the valve cage 65 adjacent the ball check valve 14 allow the air to now freely from the valve cage to the pulsation chamber or from pulsation chamber back through the valve cage and out through the air -hose 2|.

Thevalve cage i5 is connected with the air hose 2| bymeans of a connecting plug 4| which also serves to clamp the partition member 42 1|. The lower end of the plug 8| is threaded at 82 and this threaded portion is inserted through an aperture Il in the cylinder head 84 and is screwed into a threaded aperture formed in the valve cage 8i on the plug 4| bears against cylinder head I4 limiting the depth to which the plug can be inserted into the cylinder and causingthe plug 8| to draw the partition 'member 82 upwardly against the shoulder up tight. The jointbetween the ilange II and cylinder head I4 is sealed air tight by any suitable gasket 86; 'Y

Formed integral with the connecting plug 2| and extending outwardly therefrom is a serrated be inserted-into the end of the air hose 2|. A passage "extends the entire length of the nipple vIII and plug Illand is enlarged at its lowerjend wheeitopens into the valve cage to provides shoulderjj'! :gainst which the upper end ofthe spring-1l During operation, the piston 24 is reciprocat'ed in the cylinder 2 On the suction stroke. the spring 1i holdsthe ball check valve 14 closed', while lthe cupped washer 6l bears against the `disk 5|, allowing air to now through the ports I4 and 53. During the compression stroke, the

washer III covers the ports I4, compressing air 1| when screwed esoneri housing having a cylinder and compression chamber, a piston slidably disposed within said cylinder, operating connection between said power take-off shaft and said piston, means connecting said housing with said tractor to restrain rotative movement therebetween, and valve neans comprising a retainer member xed to said piston and spaced longitudinally from one end thereof, said retainer member having` an aperture opening into said compression chamber and said one end of the piston having an aperture opening into the atmospheric air, seal means disposed in the space'betweensaid piston and said retainer member and bodily slidable therein along the axis of the piston to close one of said apertures when said piston travels in one direction and to open said one aperture when the piston travels in the other direction, and means for so sliding said A seal means when said piston reciprocates. i

2. Inlet valve means for a reciprocating pump having a cylinder and a piston movable therein, said piston having a valve aperture in the head thereof, comprising an annular valve member disposed within the compression chamber of the pump and slidable bodily towardand away from said piston, said valve member having a skirt portion disposed generally parallel to the direction of movement of Ithe piston and adapted to contact the cylinder wall and a radially extending ange portion adapted to cover and seal said aperture when the piston is moving in its pressure stroke, and a retainer fixed to the piston head and engageable with thevvalve member when the piston is moving in its intake stroke to nove the valve member along with vthe piston, said retainer being spaced from the piston Yto provide some lo'st motion between said valve member-and said piston, thus providing a passage-under said ange portionto permit iiuid to 'flow through said aperture. and under said flange` ,portion into the cylinder during the intake stroke "ci the piston.,

3. ,A .pump comprising. in combination, a cylinder, a reciprocating piston disposed within said o cylinder and having an aperture in the head` thereof, a valve member carried by said piston andv having a radial flange portion with an opening therein oiset from said piston aperture, said radial angeportion being adapted to cover and seal said aperture when the -piston is moving in its pressure stroke, and a .retainer xed to the piston and spaced axially from the head end thereof, said valve member being bodily slidable within the space limited by the'piston head and retainer between a closed position in engagement with the piston head and an open position in engagement with the retainer,said retainer having an aperture adapted to register with the opening in said radial flange to provide a pasi sage for the ow of iiuid through the apertures into the cylinder in the piston and retainer andwhen the piston is moving in its intake stroke.

4. Valve means for an air compressor piston comprising, in combination, a retainer member xedly secured to the piston head in a manner provide a recess between the piston head and retainer. said retainer and said piston having oiset apertures provided therein, and a valve member disposed within said recess between the piston head and retainer, said valve member being bodily slidable along the axis of the piston to cover the aperture inthe piston head when said piston travels in one direction and to uncover said aperture when said'piston travels in the other direction.

5. In combination with arcylinder having a compression chamber and a. pistonmovable within said cylinder, valve means comprising a circular disk of somewhat smallerv diameter than said piston, means for iixedly securing said disk to the piston in axially spaced relation to the head thereof, said disk having aplurality of holes spaced substantially equidistant from the center thereof and opening into said compres'- sion chamber, said piston head having a .plurality of holes odset radially from the 'holes in said disk and opening into said cylinder opposite from said compression chamber, and a cup-shaped washer seal having a radial :Bange portion disposed in the spacebetween the piston head and said disk and askirt portion extending between the outer edge of said disk and the cylinderwall. said washer .seal being bodily slidable-axially of the piston to close the holes in said piston head on the compression stroke of vsaid piston and to open said holes on the suction stroke of said piston. f

6. A compressor pumpy comprising a cylinder having an .abutment formed thereon. a DistorEf tween said piston and said abutmentto form a compression chamber above the piston, and

means acting 'against said cylinder and reacting against said valve housing for holding the latter tightly against said abutment. o

7. A compressor pump comprising a cylinder having a cylinder head at one end thereof. an

abutment formed on the inner wall of said cylinder, a partition member disposed within said cylinder and engageable with said abutment on the -side opposite said cylinder head 'to divide said cylinder into two chambers, check valve means connecting said chambers, and means engageable with said cylinder head and in threadf -ed engagement 'with said partition member for drawing the `latter tightly against said abutment to i'orm a gas tight seal.

8. A compressor pump comprising a cylinder having a cylinder head with an aperture formed therein, an abutment formedon the inner wall of said cylinder, a partition member disposed within said cylinder and engageable with said abutment to enclose apulsation chamber in the space between the partition 'and the cylinder head, a reciprocating piston disposed within said cylinder and enclosing a compression chamber in the space -between the piston head and partition member, check valve means in the putition member connecting said compression chamber with said pulsation chamber, and an outlet connection extending through vsaid cylinder head l aperture and threaded into said partition member, said outlet connection having means abutting against said cylinder head whereby said-partition member is drawn upwardly against said cylinder wall abutment when the outlet connection is screwed into said partition member.

9. A pump comprising a cylinder having cylinder head with an aperture formed thereof.' a shoulder formed on the inner wallofsaidcylindenapartitionmember within said cylinder and engageable with said shoulder to form a pulsatlon chamber in the cylinder head end of said cylinder, a rev vcompression chamber, a ball check valve cageformed integral with said partition member and containing check valve means threaded into said vaive'cage, said discharge eennection having a radial ilange adapted to bear against the margin of said cylinder head aperture and thereby exert a force upon said partition member holding the latter in abutment against said cylinder wall shoulder.

l0. A compressor pump comprising a -cylinder having a shoulder formed around the inner wall thereof and a cylinder head at one end thereof. a partition member disposed within said cylinder and bearing against said shoulder, said cylinder being divided into a pulsation chamber comprising the space between said partition member and said cylinder head and a compression chamber on the opposite side of said partition member, a reciprocating piston disposed within said compression chamber, a ball check valve oontained in said partition member and connecting said compression chamber with said pulsation chamber, a connecting plug extending through piston and cylinder for causing said seal'to assume said nrst position during the pressure stroke of said piston and said second position during the intake stroke of the piston.

13. A compressor pump comprising a cylinder, a reciprocating piston disposed within-said cylinder and having a valve aperture -in the head thereof,a retainer fixed to said piston in a manner to provide an annular recess between the retainer and the piston head, and a resilient seal disposed within said annular recess and axially slidable therein to cover and uncover said valve aperture, said seal having frictional engagement with the cylinder walls for effecting sliding movement of the seal within the limits of said clamping the partition member tightly sainst said abutment.

15. A pump comprising a cylinder having an integral cylinder head withran aperture in the center thereof, a shoulder formed on the inner wall oi said cylinder, a partition member disposed within said cylinder and engageable with said cylinder head andv threaded into said partition member, said connecting D11-18 having a flange adapted to bear against said cylinder head to draw said partition member against said shoulder, and means for connecting said plug with a discharge hose, said plug and hose connecting means having a passage extending therethrough and opening into said pulsation chamber 1.1. A-compressor pump comprising a cylinder,

a reciprocating piston disposed within said cylinthereof, a retainer xed to said piston and spaced longitudinally from the piston head, and a valve member comprising a radial ilange portion disposed within the space between` said retainer and said piston head and 'a. skirt portion disposed generally parallel in the direction of movement of the piston and adapted to contact the cylinder wall. said valve member being bodily slidable lengthwise of the cylinder between a closed position in contact with said piston and an open position in contact with said retainer, vsaid valve member being moved from one position to the other 'by friction of said skirt against said cylinder as the piston is reciprocated.`

12. A compressor pump comprising a cylinder, a reciprocating piston disposed within saidcylinder-and having a valve aperture in the head thereof,` a retainer xed to saldi piston and having a radially extending portion spaced axially from the piston head, an annular valve seal disposed in the space between said piston head-and said retainer portion and bodily slidable therein between a position dat against said piston and a second position abutting against said retainer, said seal being adapted to close said aperture in said first mentioned position and to open said Aaperture in said second position, and means responsive to relative sliding movement between said lder and having a valve aperture in the head head end of the cylinder.

said shoulder to form a pulsa'ticn chamber in the a reciprocating piston disposed in the cylinder below .said partition member and co-acting with the latter to form a compression chamber, check valve means connecting said compression chamber with said pulsation chamber, and a clamping member extending through said cylinder head aperture and having a threaded portion adapted for threaded engagement with said partition member, said clamping member engaging the margin of said cylinder head aperture whereby a force can be exerted upon said partition member to hold the s latter in abutment with said shoulder.

. 16. A compressor pump comprising a cylinder having a head with an aperture formed therein, an abutment formed on the inner wall of said cylinder. a partition member disposed within said cylinder and engageable with said abutment to enclose a pulsation chamber in the space between the partition and the cylinder head, and a connecting member extending through said cylinder head aperture and having threaded engagement with said partition member, said connecting member having a radial flange bearing against the outer surface of the cylinder head adjacent the aperture.

17. A compressor pump comprising a cylinder having a head at one end thereof' provided with an aperture, a shoulder formed on the inner wall of the cylinder, a partition member disposed within the cylinder and engaging the side of said shoulder opposite the cylinder head, a connecting plug extending through said cylinder head aperture and having threaded yengagement with the partition member, means on the connecting plug engaging the cylinder head to draw said partition member against the shoulder, and means lor connecting a discharge hose with said con..

necting plug, said plug and h0seconnecting means having a passageway formed therein communicating with the inside of the cylinder,

18. A compressor pump comprising a cylinder having an annular shoulder formed on the inner wall thereof, a partition member disposed within the cylinder on one side of said shoulder, a connecting member threaded into said partition member and engaging the cylinder on the other side of the shoulder to draw the partition member against the shoulder, said connecting mem- 

